This fixture is unique for several reasons:

AFC Dons` first visit to a Football League ground since forming in 2002
Billed as "the fans` game" the gate receipts will be split 50-50 between the Clubs
The match is part of the 100 Years at Griffin Park celebrations
A series of speeches will be made at half-time
The Clubs will contest the Supporters-Direct Trophy
There will be no segregation at this game



"Since the last time Brentford and Wimbledon fans stood shoulder-to-shoulder at a pre-season game in 2001 the struggles of the two sets of fans have been closely intertwined. Although we were to win our battle against relocation, whilst the Dons were less fortunate, it is a source of great pride to see both sets of supporters now able to positively influence their clubs' futures.

"With the new season throwing up our first, unwanted, encounter with franchised football we can only commend Brentford FC for arranging this game; ensuring that its true symbolism is recognised; and for defying the worst conventions of the football industry by sharing a piece of revenue that they might have kept for themselves.

"BIAS would urge all supporters of football to turn up at Griffin Park and celebrate the power and importance we can have as fans."
Matt Dolman, Chair, BIAS



"Although Brentford is my first love, as a resident of Wimbledon I am firmly behind AFC Wimbledon and their quest to work their way up through the leagues.

They are an inspirational model for supporters everywhere. The supporters are the heart of any club and AFC Wimbledon have shown the way for supporters' trusts to bring a blend of business acumen and ambition that can generate sustainable success both on and off the pitch.

"All football supporters should take heart from the achievements of the Dons' Trust at AFC Wimbledon.

"This mouth watering pre-season friendly between two clubs with the most successful supporters' trusts in London, is a fine demonstration of how true football supporters can change the landscape of the football industry and bring the game back to its roots in our communities."
Brian Burgess, Bees United Chairman



"Supporters Direct are delighted to be associated with two trusts who have achieved so much and come so far in so short a space of time. Both Bees United and The Dons Trust are at the forefront of proving to the football industry that not only do fans deserve the opportunity to have a say in the running of their clubs, but that given the chance, they do it better.

"Regardless of what happens on the pitch, the fact that there is still a Brentford Football Club is an immense achievement. Bees United and Brentford fans should be rightly proud.

"What Wimbledon supporters have done in response to the events of 2002 is, quite simply, extraordinary. Their achievements are something the trust movement rightly celebrates, and we look forward to more in the future."
Supporters Direct



"The announcement that the owners of Wimbledon FC wanted to move to Milton Keynes occurred just before a pre-season friendly between our two clubs. In a very short space of time we forged very good links with their supporters helping each other in trying to stop our owners from moving us to a location that had no real relevance to the supporters.

"While we at Brentford were fortunate enough to avoid the move to Woking not so the Dons fans. Since then the Dons fans were forced to set up their own team AFC Wimbledon and inspired all of us in the fans movement that there was always hope. I am very pleased that their first game at a League ground will be against Brentford FC at Griffin Park. In many ways their journey started here and lets hope that for both clubs the journey will continue on the path to bring football back to the fans."
Cllr Luke Kirton, Brentford ward